RoW Mow Butler Co D3

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Maintenance, issued a Request for Bid (RFB) on February 3, 2026, for rights-of-way mowing and traffic control services in Butler County within District 3. The procurement seeks a master agreement contract requiring vendors to perform mowing and trimming services on various highway routes, including US 231, KY 70, KY 79, KY 106, KY 185, and numerous secondary roads totaling approximately 229.509 miles of roadway with 608 acres requiring mowing maintenance. The scope of work includes vegetation cutting to uniform heights of 4-8 inches, trimming around roadside obstacles, and maintaining traffic control in accordance with Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) specifications, with an estimated 1,824 acres of mowing work per cycle and three mowing cycles annually, with a maximum completion time of 12 working days per cycle. Qualifying vendors must be prequalified by the Department of Highways under KRS Section 176.140, holding Certificates of Eligibility for work items I-29 (Right of Way Mowing) and I-37 (Traffic Control) prior to bid closing, and must have one certified traffic control technician per crew with appropriate certifications from recognized agencies. Pricing shall be submitted on a per-acre basis for mowing and per-cycle basis for traffic control, with all prices firm for the first 12 months of the contract and only one price increase permitted during the contract period if justified by industry-wide price changes with minimum 30-day advance written notice. The bid closing date is February 19, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with online bid submission through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service portal mandatory, and the tentative award date is February 27, 2026.

The procurement is subject to Kentucky resident bidder reciprocal preference provisions, and evaluation will be based solely on price, with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder receiving the award. Vendors must maintain Contractor's General Liability Insurance with $1,000,000 per occurrence limits and Kentucky worker's compensation insurance, with an ACORD Certificate naming the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as additional insured within ten days of notice of intent to award, though no bid or performance bonds are required. The initial contract period runs from award through December 31, 2026, with four optional one-year renewal periods available at the Commonwealth's discretion, subject to written approval from both the vendor and the KYTC Division of Purchases. Performance penalties are assessed for failures to begin work on specified dates ($1,000 per day), incomplete work ($1,000 per day), damage to roadside features ($500 per occurrence), and traffic control violations ($250 per occurrence). The District 3 office contact is Kent Anderson, Roadside Environment District Administrator, located at 900 Morgantown Road, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101. No incumbent contractor information or specific budget range has been disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, the project scope encompasses three annual mowing cycles covering approximately 1,824 acres per cycle across multiple highway routes.